• PB Shellcracker of this year ; So Far :)

    Today I got a chance to fish the docks for a little over an hour using my 5’2” SeaSir Stream ULF rod , but today I has a KastKing 1000 Spin Finesse System reel and 2# Ande Tournament line .
    I wanted to try the KastKing SFS reel to see if I could get any more distance out of my mi ro jigs . I didn’t see any difference, so I’ll be going back to my Soare 500 reels .
    Today I also was trying a size 14 hook, 3mm tungsten bead streamer jig with a rainbow color , that weighs around .3g .
    A tiny lightweight jig .
    I’d been fishing over half an hour and had caught five tiny gills in the 3-4” size . When I decided to cast parallel to the dock in the the corner shown in the picture .
    I felt a tap , and thought I’d hooked into bass as it dove under the dock between two posts .
    I Rand to the area raking up line and tried to keep the line away from the posts . Several times the fish ran up next to the posts . I thought the line was going to part at any second .
    I worked myself over the bank and finally tired the fish enough to keep it out from under the dock . I then slowly worked it to the shore and beached it , as I reached down and lipped it . No way could I lift this fish with the 2# line even if the rod would have held . Not a good idea with a solid tip rod . The 2# Ande Tournament line continues to impress me . Even though the line was around the post at least a couple of times, I couldn’t find any abrasion on the line .
    I was pleasantly surprised that I had landed my personal best shellcracker for this year , so far .
    A chunky , thick fish .
    Made my day !

    This article was originally published in forum thread: PB Shellcracker of this year ; So Far :) started by gillchaser999 View original post
    Comments 4 Comments
    1. SuperDave336's Avatar
      SuperDave336 -
      Awesome catch. Congrats
    1. BuckeyeCrappie's Avatar
      BuckeyeCrappie -
    1. Rojo's Avatar
      Rojo -
      That's a stud. I pick up a few studs casting a beetle spin rig locating Gill beds. When they do get the #4 hook they are big. I just don't chase them much although to me the best eating of the Sunfish family.
    1. TBass89's Avatar
      TBass89 -
      Nice catch! Looks like a great dock to fish
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